PERCH is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PERCH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PERCH?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PERCH is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PERCH
No single letter turns PERCH into another word.
How PERCH scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in PERCH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 130,708.
What does PERCH mean in Scrabble?
noun
A branch, rod or other raised place where a bird rests or roosts.
A bird returns to its favourite perch again and again, using the same branch or rail as a safe spot from which to watch for danger or food. The word extends easily to any raised, often precarious resting place for a person, as when someone sits high on a wall or a stool described as their perch. Perch is also the name of a common freshwater fish found in rivers and lakes, an entirely separate sense of the same word. Anglers and bird keepers therefore both use perch constantly, though for very different reasons.
How PERCH is used
Used literally of a bird's resting place and figuratively of any high or precarious spot where a person sits.
- The parrot hopped back onto its perch after flying around the room.
- He balanced on a high perch to reach the top shelf.
- From her perch on the hillside she could see the whole valley.
- The angler caught a perch just after sunrise.
- The cat watched the garden from its usual perch on the windowsill.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PERCH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PERCH
18 longer words begin with PERCH.
Words ending in PERCH
4 words end in PERCH. Useful as a back hook: play PERCH onto a word already on the board.
Words with PERCH inside
Showing 24 of 25 words that contain PERCH somewhere in the middle. Words that start with PERCH are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PERCH
Common questions about PERCH
- Is PERCH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PERCH, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PERCH worth?
- PERCH is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PERCH mean?
- A branch, rod or other raised place where a bird rests or roosts.
- What letters can be added to PERCH?
- No single letter can be added to PERCH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of PERCH:
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